Hiking is your weekly habit, but knee pain gets on the way and it makes you postpone your hike. Is there a way to relieve and take care of your knee pain so that you can go hike this week? Well, absolutely! There are many techniques and methods to deal with knee pain. Going on a hike in Sedona might be just the answer.

HOW TO DEAL WITH HIKING KNEE PAIN

Your knees go through stress carrying you through your daily life. According to Med-Health.net, just walking up the stairs puts pressure on your knees equal to four times your body weight. Add a fully loaded hiking backpack and mountain elevation, and that’s even more stress on your knee joints! Knee pain can result from many things… Read more at The Adventure Junkies

Yes, injury prevention is the best way to avoid hiking injuries but sometimes it just happens when least expected it. A twisted ankle or a single blister can happen all of a sudden. Other than you first aid kid, the best thing that you can take with you is first aid knowledge in how to deal with hiking injuries and how to actually utilize a first aid kit effectively.

HOW TO PREVENT 10 COMMON HIKING INJURIES

To properly introduce someone to the outdoors you must make their experience as positive as possible. And while precaution is the best treatment for common hiking injuries, sometimes a blister or twisted ankle is inevitable. And when you bust out that first aid kit to resolve any discomforts, the most important thing you can pack with you is… Read more at The Clymb

Tips for injury prevention on the Trail

A large chunk of Hikers are forced to abandon their Thru-Hikes because of sustaining injury while on the Trail. Here are some Tips I used that helped me stay injury free and… Watch here

Having a rain jacket during your hike is an important line of defense from the elements while you’re outdoors. Especially in times when it starts pouring in the middle of your hike because hiking in the rain without any kind of protection can cause hypothermia.

Do you know what’s the best rain jacket for hiking? That’s where we come in! One of our big goals here at The Adventure Junkies is to make your life easier when it comes to gearing up for the outdoors. This guide will walk you through how to find the best rain jacket for you and show you our selection of the… Read more at The Adventure Junkies

Nowadays, the essential features that a rain jacket should have is that it should be light, stretchy, and stylish. Being protected, comfortable and looking good wearing it is the way to go.

A new kind of waterproofing, a superlight rain shell, a short-sleeve rain jacket, and more sneak-peak 2016 waterproof jackets from the Outdoor Retailer Show. Windproof, waterproof, and breathable. That used to be enough for a technical shell. Not anymore… Read more at Backpacker.com

A lot of people know that Sedona, AZ and the areas surrounding it is a hiker’s dream, with trails accessible just a few blocks away from most locations. Usually, locals and visitors alike walk out of the back door of their homes or hotel rooms and be hiking Sedona’s forest trails in just minutes. Sedona has some of the most beautiful and scenic trails found along the Red Rock Scenic Byway a.k.a. Highway 179, between Sedona and the Village of Oak Creek.

Sedona Mystic and Hog Trail System Provides A Unique Experience For Hikers and Bikers

The trail system gives hikers and bikers access to the Munds Mountain Wilderness, and the trail system surrounding Elephant Rock, Bell Rock, and Courthouse Butte. Endless miles of scenic trails are interconnected to give hikers multiple alternatives for hiking experiences, from trails that are easy and short to trails that are difficult and long… Read more at Gateway to Sedona

Since Hog trail is a loop, take your time to look around once in a while. After hiking a few miles, look behind you for fantastic views of Submarine Rock, which just barely towers above lush greenery. You will pass a series of pools, which were naturally filled by rain water, and get a closer look at red rock buttes.

HIKE SEDONA: HOG HEAVEN

One of our recent discoveries is a series of routes known as the “hogs trails” in the Broken Arrow area of town. The trails officially opened late last spring after a volunteer coalition of hikers, bikers and equestrians performed hours of trail maintenance. We thank them for their effort because the result is one of the prettiest hikes in Red Rock Country… Read more at Sedona Monthly

Man bikes one of Sedona’s most dangerous trails

With over 200 miles of biking trails Sedona is known for some dangerous mountain biking trails such as Highline, Hangover and the White Line, but Cathedral Rock is considered un-rideable… Watch here

Hiking is one of the main reasons why people visit Sedona, and here are the top hiking destinations in Sedona. Here are the hiking trails that offers the best experiences for hiking enthusiasts, hiking pros, picnickers, photographers and locals.

10 FAVORITE SEDONA HIKES

This month, Sedona Monthly celebrates 10 years of publishing Arizona’s magazine with the great view. Hooray for us! Hiking is one of the reasons we moved to Sedona, and since our first issue in March 2003, we have written about our favorite trails, beginning with Palatki Heritage Site. We’ve covered a lot of ground in 10 years, so we recently spent time poring over our back issues to choose our 10 favorite hikes… Read more at Sedona Monthly

Arizona is well-known for its amazing natural beauty and locals are taking advantage of this by getting outside more and exploring the beautiful sites and landscapes. While there are a lot of trails to try, here are 9 of the best, more challenging hikes that hikers should try.

These 9 Challenging Hikes In Arizona Are Totally Worth The Extra Effort

Sure, the Cathedral Rock Trail in Sedona is only 1.1 miles long, but it’s a steep climb to the top! This hike gives you everything you could ever want from a good hike, including some of the most incredible up-close views of the otherworldly geological formations in Arizona. If you are looking to add distance to your hike, you can approach this short trail via the… Read more at OnlyInYourState.com

Nine Easy Hikes Sedona AZ

The stony trees, felled millions of years ago, are scattered across Petrified Forest National Park, a geological reminder of eons past when the high desert was a lush and green landscape. The rough bark fools the touch. Rather than the warm, yielding feel of wood, fingertips sense a sharp-edged, impenetrable surface.

Petrified Forest welcomes backcountry hikers

Many visitors don’t realize that the park’s backcountry is open for exploring. I sure didn’t. The park has always been more of a windshield experience. A beautiful 28-mile drive cuts from the Painted Desert north of Interstate 40 to the Petrified Forest south of it. There are pullouts, overlooks and a few short, paved trails, which visitors are admonished to stay on. Although the scenery is spectacular… Read more at AZCentral.com

The Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona is famous for its beautiful and stunning, rainbow-hued remnants of a Triassic forest that is preserved within its boundaries. Also, it has been regularly portrayed as a sad example of fossil theft. In the past, park rangers lamented that a ton of 225-million-year-old wood gets stolen from the park every month, and visitors were viewed with suspicion when they ventured into the national park.

Protecting Arizona’s Petrified Forest Can Be as Easy as Taking a Hike

The vision is “a trip that’s enjoyable, that’s safe, and that protects our resources as well,” Traver says. So far the program has been drawing a greater number of visitors into the desert each year. And other park programs have even benefitted science. During a supervised public dig earlier this year, amateur paleontologist Stephanie Leco found the jaw of a long-snouted fish, the first known occurrence of… Read more at SmithsonianMag.com

On The Trail: Petrified Forest National Park

At Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona, there can be found an abundance of fossilized wood dating back hundreds of millions of years, lining the trails and topping the hillsides. Although it’s illegal, many visitors steal this beautiful wood from the park. But surprisingly, a lot of it has been returned, with apologetic notes… Watch here